For Her Scientist Husband, an Architect Creates a Boldly Contemporary Retreat

Architect Wendy Evans Joseph (above) conceived a studio on their upstate New York property for her husband, Jeffrey V. Ravetch. Cantilevered corners on the north and northeast façades “give the simple rectangular volume a sculptural reading,” she says.

Ravetch’s desk looks to a seating area. “The walnut paneling carries a warm feeling to the lower part of the room,” she notes, “allowing the white walls and ceiling to float above.” Cassina lounge chairs. River stones on fireplace, Ann Sacks.

A pine-needle path leads to the entrance. Peter Rolland was the landscape architect.